Hybrid Paris Fashion Week, both physical and digital, begins

PARIS (AP) — Christian Dior on Tuesday was the first major fashion house to stage a traditional ready-to-wear runway show in Paris since the coronavirus pandemic hit in March. The show headlined the first day of a hybrid-style Paris Fashion Week which will feature in-person and virtual shows. A giant “DIOR”-emblazoned white annex stood against the backdrop of the Eiffel Tower. Guests were unusually relaxed. Some fashion editors said it was because they had not just flown in exh